ELLE navigates October's cultural landscape for you.

October is the most cozy and autumnal of months—the leaves change and fall, pumpkins turn into pies, and warm apple cider becomes the ideal accompaniment to a roaring fire. But in the arts and entertainment world, this month is anything but calm; in fact, things are heating up as the year is winding down. Wondering what to see, read, and TiVo this month? Look no further—we've got you covered. You just focus on finding the chicest chunky knit to enjoy this cultural feast in.

The Month in Culture

The Month in Culture

BOOK: Coco Chanel: The Legend and The Life

Just when you thought the world did not need another biography of Chanel (or at least another biopic), British fashion journalist Justine Picardie emerges with one of the most comprehensive and compulsively readable glimpses into the fashion designer's life yet. The Legend and the Life, just hitting shelves now, focuses on Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's turbulent relationships with others and how the young woman willed herself into being a sartorial icon for the ages from her early years in an orphanage. This book is not just for lovers of classic couture—Chanel's story is for all those who ever wanted to reinvent themselves and become larger than life in their own time.